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beef burger with blue cheese and carmelized onions

Beef Burgers with Blue Cheese and Caramelized Onions

Salty blue cheese, sweet onions, and juicy beef are a classic and addictive combination. Cooking the onions is the most time-consuming part of this recipe, but be patient: It’s worth it to coax out their deep, earthy flavor. Serves 4

2 Tbs. unsalted butter
2 medium yellow onions, chopped (about 2 cups)
1-1/2 lb. ground beef (preferably 85% lean)
1 Tbs. chopped fresh tarragon
1 Tbs. Dijon mustard
1 Tbs. Worcestershire sauce (preferably Lea & Perrins)
Vegetable oil, for the grill
4 oz. blue cheese, crumbled (about 1 cup)
4 brioche or challah rolls, split

Prepare a medium-high gas or charcoal grill fire.

Melt the butter in a 12-inch skillet over medium-low heat. Add the onions and cook, stirring often, until golden and soft, about 20 minutes; reduce the heat to low if the onions begin to brown too quickly.

Meanwhile, in a large bowl, thoroughly mix the beef, tarragon, mustard, and Worcestershire sauce with your hands. Form the mixture into four 1/2-inch-thick patties.

Oil the grill grate. Grill the burgers, covered, for 3 minutes. Flip the burgers and top with the cheese. Cover and continue to cook until an instant-read thermometer inserted into a burger registers 130°F for medium rare, about 4 minutes more, or 145°F for medium, about 6 minutes more.

When the burgers are nearly done, toast the rolls cut side down on the grill until browned and heated through, 1 to 2 minutes. Serve the burgers in the rolls, topped with the caramelized onions.

Serving Suggestions

For your Memorial Day cookout, serve these burgers with Chopped Vegetable & Couscous Salad or Grilled Fingerling Potato Salad. Mini Mixed-Berry Tarts make for a patriotic dessert.
 

nutrition information (per serving):
Calories (kcal): 820; Fat (g): 52; Fat Calories (kcal): 470; Saturated Fat (g): 28; Protein (g): 45; Monounsaturated Fat (g): 11; Carbohydrates (g): 42; Polyunsaturated Fat (g): 1; Sodium (mg): 1000; Cholesterol (mg): 280; Fiber (g): 2;
photo: Scott Phillips
From Fine Cooking 117 , pp. 16
May 3, 2012


user reviews

Star Star Star Star Star Good but not great. Too dry for us, needs a light spread or sauce to make it better. I followed recipe with only deviation being that I used onion buns. Don't think I'll make again, to be honest.
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Star Star Star Star Star this was a grand surprise. the tarragon is a spice that i would not have used in a burger but the first bite was amazing. i will do this again for partys and my family. rtg